Yopal

Yopal
Municipality and town
Top: Yopal from the Chamber of Commerce, Second: Cultural center, Third: El Alcaraván Airport, Four: Nunchía Avenue
Location of the municipality and town of Yopal in the Casanare Department of Colombia.
Yopal
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W / 5.35000; -72.41000
Country Colombia
RegionOrinoquía Region
DepartmentCasanare Department
Founded1915
Area
  Municipality and town
2,483 km2 (959 sq mi)
  Urban
25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2024)
  Municipality and town
194,079
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymYopaleño
Time zoneUTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)
Postal code
850001-9
Area code57 + 8
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Yopal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈpal]) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Casanare in Colombia and the second most populated and important city in the Orinoquía region after Villavicencio.